The Killer Angels
by Shaara, Michael
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Minus/Very Good Plus to Near Fine
- Seller
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SANTA BARBARA, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: David McKay Co Inc, 1974. Second printing August 1974 stated on copyright page. Solid copy but for moderate spine lean. Hinge perhaps too tight. Feel if read without care, it might crack. Textured light blue cloth has short crosswise crease on spine. Price intact jacket is pretty nice with only very light wear at edges. In mylar. . 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good Minus/Very Good Plus to Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
The Killer Angels is a historical novel by Michael Shaara that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1975. The book tells the story of four days of the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War: June 30, 1863, as the troops of both the Union and the Confederacy move into battle around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and July 1, July 2, and July 3, when the battle was fought. The story is character driven and told from the perspective of various protagonists.
Reviews
On Mar 26 2017, a reader said:
Brilliant depiction of various characters, from the historically pre-eminent (Lee, Chamberlain) to the minor (Spy) to the fictional participants at Gettysburg. Provides a psychological profile of those who made this hallowed ground.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Timothy Norlen Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014883
- Title
- The Killer Angels
- Author
- Shaara, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Minus
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus to Near Fine
- Edition
- 2nd Printing
- Publisher
- David McKay Co Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Classic Author's; Civil War;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Biblio member since 2019
SANTA BARBARA, California
About Timothy Norlen Bookseller
I am a internet based bookstore that specializes in Modern First Editions, film sources, Mystery and Detective fiction and Western Americana. I have approximately 10,000 books, primarily first editions with about 1300 of them signed by the author. I try and stock only books that are sound, clean and attractive.
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- Hinge
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- Edges
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- Fine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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